Eiji Goto

Jul 13, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Eiji Goto |Jan Jacobs |Tara Sinclair |Simon van Norden

1 INTRODUCTION Employment is a key economic indicator that is closely watched by governments, businesses, journalists, financial analysts, and many others. In the United States in particular, the releases by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) have a following of reporters and analysts who celebrate “jobs day” each month with a race to make the most interesting charts and analyses based on the latest data.